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Articles for June 2009
On the case
Dr Karen Purnell gives an ITOPF perspective on Shipping and the Environment
Step by step to success
UK Club has recently produced a full review of the past year, outlining its steps to maintaining financial strength
Getting the paperwork right
Patric McGonigal, of Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, looks at a recent UK case with implications for Singapore market practice
‘Convention creep’ blights shipping
Joe Hughes, of SCB, Inc, spoke at the recent TradeWinds Marine Risk Forum in Athens, warning that shipping faces increasing attention from regulators
The fear of fire
A fire safety culture is vital for those on board, warns Karl Lumbers of the UK P&I Club
Time to lay up
Set against a backdrop of predictions that the current 11% of the world’s container fleet now idle could easily double, should demand remain at the current depressed level, the ‘Ship Lay-up Conference – Understand the alternatives and analyse the options’, held in May by IMarEST in London, provided guidance to assist owners, operators and managers
Stowaway problem rears ugly head
Chris Spencer, of the Standard P&I Club, warns stowaways are increasing in number
The benefits of contract renegotiation
Finn Bjørnstad and Guy Leonard, of Wikborg Rein, consider the plight of many owners
Living in the era of Rule B
Bruce Paulsen and Paula Odysseos, of Seward & Kissel LLP, offer some guidance for parties and banks in prosecuting, defending and avoiding attachments